Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Qatar
Qatar: Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending was 61.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Qatar, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 61.9% for female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Qatar peaked at 63.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 2006.
Qatar ranks 39th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.4% | — |
| 1991 | 51.0% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 50.5% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 51.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 51.5% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.2% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 48.6% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 49.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 47.4% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 49.4% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 53.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 59.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 63.5% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 63.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 61.8% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 61.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.4% | 48.6% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 47.4% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 50.8% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 59.5% | 63.5% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Qatar
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.8188 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5742 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,762 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 11.18 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,025 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,247 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,272 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Qatar?
- Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Qatar was 61.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 2006.
- How does Qatar rank for female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending?
- Qatar ranks 39th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).